11-09-2019, 11:28 PM
|
#1
|
Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: 403
|
BSD's Heavy Workload - Issue or Nah?
Some fans think the Flames should keep playing Rittich until he sucks like Elliott or Smith. Others think his number of starts should balance to that of Talbot's.
Where do you stand? Count me on the latter. As good as Rittich is, Peters is kind of overplaying him. A goalie should not be starting 60-70 games. 45-50 is sustainable. Health is wealth and I'd rather see him go all in when it matters the most - the playoffs.
|
|
|
11-09-2019, 11:30 PM
|
#2
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
|
I think that it can definitely be concerning, especially with a 1B like Talbot that should bea be able to play about 30-35/82 games this season. But, it looks to be more like 60 games Rittich.
It would be wise to have Talbot play the next two games, and then have Rittich play against the Knights on the back to back.
|
|
|
11-09-2019, 11:32 PM
|
#3
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
|
Issue. But it's an issue post all star break.
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to dammage79 For This Useful Post:
|
|
11-09-2019, 11:35 PM
|
#4
|
Franchise Player
|
Nope.
Team is trying to get get back on track after a shaky start. No point throwing in your second best goaltender while the team tries to figure things out.
The trend does need to change at some point. I'm sure we'll see more of talbot in the 2nd half of the year, if not sooner.
|
|
|
11-09-2019, 11:41 PM
|
#5
|
Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
|
Rittich 55
Talbot 27
2:1 ratio...sounds perfect IMO.
__________________
|
|
|
11-09-2019, 11:42 PM
|
#6
|
Lifetime Suspension
|
If Talbot gets hot later in the season I say you run with him as far as you can just to give BSD a rest to prepare for the stretch run.
|
|
|
11-09-2019, 11:57 PM
|
#8
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Bay Area
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheRealPepman
Some fans think the Flames should keep playing Rittich until he sucks like Elliott or Smith. Others think his number of starts should balance to that of Talbot's.
Where do you stand? Count me on the latter. As good as Rittich is, Peters is kind of overplaying him. A goalie should not be starting 60-70 games. 45-50 is sustainable. Health is wealth and I'd rather see him go all in when it matters the most - the playoffs.
|
Who thinks this? Does anyone think he should play until he's tired, played out, and sucks?
You always frame your posts in a negative way.
|
|
|
11-10-2019, 12:01 AM
|
#9
|
Scoring Winger
|
Nah
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to getoverit For This Useful Post:
|
|
11-10-2019, 12:12 AM
|
#10
|
First Line Centre
|
I don't think it's an issue because the Flames have another option. It's not like the Kipper days where they knew he could play like 70 and didn't put a lot of effort into finding another guy. It's probably a combination of the Flames schedule to start and they probably want to know asap if Rittich CAN be that guy.
|
|
|
11-10-2019, 12:25 AM
|
#11
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SW Calgary
|
If it continues I'd say it'll be an issue but I think part of it so far is the tough schedule
|
|
|
11-10-2019, 12:27 PM
|
#12
|
Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Calgary
|
I honestly don't know why this even a conversation. It was clearly stated before the season that coaches, management, training staff, and Rittich himself, were targeting 60 starts in the year.
So far he has started 75% of games. Over an 82 game season that would be 61.5 games. So pretty much on the exact pace that team wants him to be on to start 60.
Additionally, last year the top 10 goalies in GP had 58 or more, 8 of them with 60 or more. Dubnyk, Price, Hellebyuck, Jones, Bobrovsky, Fleury, Markstrom, Andersen, Holtby, Gibson. Vasilevsky started 53 and was injured and out of the lineup for 14 games. I am perfectly fine with those goalies being the comparative workload for Rittich. We want a top 10 goalie in the league. Play him like one.
So in short, no, its not a problem considering it was the teams plan before the season. Rittich starting 60 games as planned, as do 1/3 of other starting goalies in the league, is the furthest thing from a concern for the team.
|
|
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Groot For This Useful Post:
|
|
11-10-2019, 12:30 PM
|
#13
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
|
It's only an issue if he starts getting nagging injuries or play falls off IMO. IMO the coach needs to start Talbot in a game where he's got a good opportunity to win and get some confidence. Two of his starts have been against the top team in the league so far and the last one was on the 2nd half of back to backs in Washington where he was really up against long odds to backstop the team to a win. The other three have been against the Kings, Ducks, and Sharks which are teams the Flames really haven't had a lot of success against of late although the Kings should not be insurmountable for sure.
|
|
|
11-10-2019, 12:47 PM
|
#14
|
Scoring Winger
|
It'll be an issue if it continues all season, but there's no problem with leaning heavily on one goalie for a significant stretch. If Talbot gets 30 starts by the end of the year, it'll be because he played 80% of the games in December and March, or something like that, not because he played every 3rd game evenly the whole way.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Kovaz For This Useful Post:
|
|
11-10-2019, 01:13 PM
|
#15
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
|
Not an issue. On pace for about 60 starts which isn't too bad. I actually think it's good for Rittich to get plenty of starts right now. He's only at 83 NHL gp after all. Experience is good.
They can share the starts more evenly in the latter half of the season.
|
|
|
11-10-2019, 03:14 PM
|
#16
|
Franchise Player
|
The Flames are in 19th spot in the league and 9th spot in the West by winning %.
They are basically forced to go with the goalie that gives them the best chance to win in every game.
Doesn't matter if Rittich is rested if the Flames lose a couple of games and need a winning streak to get back to bubble status.
Worry about pacing Rittich when the Flames have a 3-4 game cushion on a playoff spot.
It is somewhat worrisome that Rittich is the default Flame starter. He has the 10th best save % of all the starting goalies (10 or more GP) in the West.
|
|
|
11-10-2019, 05:01 PM
|
#18
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
|
I'll expect more starts from Talbot as soon as Peters has confidence in the team in front of him.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by oilboimcdavid
Eakins wasn't a bad coach, the team just had 2 bad years, they should've been more patient.
|
|
|
|
11-10-2019, 11:11 PM
|
#19
|
Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ricardodw
The Flames are in 19th spot in the league and 9th spot in the West by winning %.
They are basically forced to go with the goalie that gives them the best chance to win in every game.
Doesn't matter if Rittich is rested if the Flames lose a couple of games and need a winning streak to get back to bubble status.
Worry about pacing Rittich when the Flames have a 3-4 game cushion on a playoff spot.
It is somewhat worrisome that Rittich is the default Flame starter. He has the 10th best save % of all the starting goalies (10 or more GP) in the West.
|
First post since the Flames two-game losing streak in the last week of October. How typical.
Since then they have a 4-1-1 record, with Rittich posting 4W 1OTL, a 2.51 GAA, a 0.922 SP and 1SO.
Last edited by Textcritic; 11-11-2019 at 09:56 AM.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Textcritic For This Useful Post:
|
|
11-11-2019, 08:08 AM
|
#20
|
Franchise Player
|
It will become an issue if it's not reigned in a little.
However, the TOP priority is making the playoffs. I imagine if the Flames are division leaders by end of November, Peters starts salting in some more Talbot and Rittich settles in at about 55 games played. If the Flames struggle to remain in contention, Rittich will be asked to play 65+ which will be a detriment to his playoff performance.
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 04:08 PM.
|
|